The US, Japan, and the Philippines will launch joint patrols in the South China Sea later this year in a move sure to escalate tensions with China, POLITICO reported on Friday. The joint patrols will be announced in April when President Biden, Japanese Prime Minister...
Israel Creates ‘Kill Zones’ in Gaza Where Anyone Who Enters Gets Shot
Israel has been creating "kill zones" in the Gaza Strip in areas where the Israeli military is operating, and anyone who enters will get shot even if they're unarmed civilians, Haaretz reported on Sunday. The report said anyone killed in a designated kill zone is...
US Congressman Suggests Destroying Gaza Like ‘Hiroshima and Nagasaki’
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) has come under fire for saying Gaza should be handled like "Hiroshima and Nagasaki," suggesting that he was calling for a nuclear bomb to be dropped on the Strip, which could kill millions of Palestinians. Walberg made the comments at a town...
US Approves Billions in More Bombs and Fighter Jets for Israel to Support Gaza Slaughter
The Biden administration has approved billions of dollars worth of bombs and fighter jets for Israel to support the slaughter and starvation of Palestinians in Gaza despite claims from US officials that they're concerned about the massive civilian casualty rate. US...
Israel Thinks Only 60-70 Out of 134 Hostages in Gaza Are Still Alive
Israel believes only 60 to 70 Israeli hostages in Gaza are alive out of the 134 people and bodies that are being held in the Strip as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sabotaging chances for a hostage deal with Hamas, Haaretz reported on Thursday. The...
Pentagon in Early Talks on Funding Gaza ‘Peacekeeping’ Force
US officials are in preliminary talks about ways to stabilize a post-war Gaza, including a proposal for the Pentagon to fund a "peacekeeping" force, POLITICO reported on Thursday. US officials told the outlet that the proposal doesn't involve US boots on the ground...
Philippine President Vows ‘Response’ to China’s Actions in South China Sea
On Thursday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed a "response" to China's actions in the South China Sea as tensions in the disputed waters continue to grow. In a statement on X, Marcos said that he has been meeting with members of the country's "National...
NYT: US Didn’t Give Russia All the Information It Had About Moscow Terrorist Plot
The US did not share all the information it had about a terrorist plot in Russia ahead of the shooting at a concert hall outside of Moscow that killed over 140 people, The New York Times reported on Thursday. The paper said that the "adversarial relationship between...
Russia Says Moscow Terrorist Attack Has Connection to ‘Ukrainian Nationalists’
Russian investigators said Thursday that they found evidence connecting the terrorist attack on a concert hall outside Moscow to "Ukrainian nationalists." "Investigators have verified information that large amounts of money and cryptocurrency that the perpetrators of...
Niger Says US Will Submit Plan to ‘Disengage’ Troops
Niger's Interior Ministry has said that the US will submit a plan to "disengage" its troops from the West African nation, AFP reported. Earlier this month, Niger's military-led government, which took power after a July 2023 coup, said that it was ending its military...